Rolls-Royce Exe
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Rolls-Royce Exe
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The Rolls-Royce Exe, or Boreas, was a 24-cylinder air-cooled X block sleeve valve aircraft engine intended primarily for the new Fairey Fleet Air Arm aircraft, particularly the Fairey Barracuda. The Exe was relatively powerful for its era, producing about 1,100 hp (820 kW). This is notable given the relatively small 1,300 cubic inches (22 L) displacement, the Merlin requiring 1,600 cubic inches (27 L) for approximately the same power level. The X-24 layout made this quite a compact engine. The E
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1930s British piston aircraft engine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Exe
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2022-12-22T11:25:38Z
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